Press Releases & Statements

Cites need to protect human life from conception to natural death, the rights of conscience, and the dignity of immigrant workers and their families as reasons

St. Paul, Minn. (June 28, 2012)—In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today that the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) is constitutional, the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, called on Congress and the President to amend the law to protect the unborn, the rights of conscience, and the healthcare needs of immigrant families. 

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WHAT: The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) First Freedom Project is sponsoring a religious liberty public lecture series during the national U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) “Fortnight for Freedom”—a national period of prayer and study for American Catholics.

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Saint Paul, MN, May 17, 2012—The public statement issued today regarding the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment by three retired priests of the Archdiocese is factually incorrect and does not represent Catholic teaching.

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Saint Paul, MN, May 17, 2012—Earlier today, we were made aware of a media event organized by a group of former priests in opposition to the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment. 

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New immigration Statement cautions against state-based policies that divide families and impede real reform that serves human dignity and the common good

ST. PAUL, MINN (April 12, 2012)—Minnesota’s Catholic bishops, through their public policy office, the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), today released a statement reiterating their continued concern about our nation’s “ineffective” immigration laws, as well as their opposition to  state-level attempts at reform, which they believe are not prudent or just or solutions to a complex problem.

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